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Trump to ban Saudi Oil imports

Coal will not be coming back, many manufacturing businesses that used it have converted to other sources, the odds of coal ever being a major source of fuel are done in the US. They will still get their money, there will always be customers, and once we removed them from our allies list we lose a source of intel and gain another enemy. Congress will never allow it, did you miss the fact that they just ok'ed greater military sales to SA, they are not going to let trump cut our ties with SA.
So say you about coal.

Secondly, Congress will do what Trump asks. Or else, and they know this, he will go over their heads directly to the people. Much like Reagan with an opposing Congress, but much easier in the epoch of youtube.

Listen, the Saudis are being sent a no uncertain message by the new administration, they need to stop the funding of Islamic terrorism and figure out a way to siphon off this hatred from themselves, besides pushing the American demon strategy, into and in some other, more productive manner.
 
Yes, we need each other
Yup. And I think, and hope, that Trump will try to conduct American interests more forthrightly to the rest of the world, keep our noses out of everybody else's business unless there are specific and identifiable American interests, not just Big Business interests, involved.

At the same time, the Saudis will need to also clean up their act. Both will not be accomplished if only one side is trying. The Saudis have been put on notice so to speak.

Myself, I think that to be a good thing.
 
Liberals should be thrilled because it will spur investment in Green Energy. Obama was too much of a corporate toady and a coward to make such an announcement.

Sorry but thats not how it works

I dont think trump will ban saudi oil

But if there were a shortage of supply in America producers would uncap the wells they have already dug and then dig new ones till the demand was met
 
Sorry but thats not how it works

I dont think trump will ban saudi oil

But if there were a shortage of supply in America producers would uncap the wells they have already dug and then dig new ones till the demand was met

Some US producers are exporting oil. Oil producers don't care much about reliance on imports.
 
Some US producers are exporting oil. Oil producers don't care much about reliance on imports.

They should export if thats what the market demands
 
They should export if thats what the market demands

There was a ban on exports 'till a year ago. Obama lifted it.
 
Trump is none of those things either. Is this what being a conservative is going to mean now?

There are no conservatives in the US and the right wing has never been pro-capitalist, pro-business or pro-market. Those are just BS slogans.

What the right wing is really about is agreeing on who to hate, and getting their way (which is whatever their so-called leaders tell them is *their* way)
 
There are no conservatives in the US and the right wing has never been pro-capitalist, pro-business or pro-market. Those are just BS slogans.

What the right wing is really about is agreeing on who to hate,

and getting their way (which is whatever their so-called leaders tell them is *their* way)

It sounds like you have a lot of hate for conservatives

Did they stand in the way of some social issue you were in favor of?
 
So if Trump really tells the Sauds to stick it, will it mean much to the US economy?

Trump: We Are Banning Saudi Oil From America – InvestmentWatch

Considering the recent announcement of a huge oil deposit in Texas, probably not:



https://www.usgs.gov/news/usgs-estimates-20-billion-barrels-oil-texas-wolfcamp-shale-formation


Whoopeee.. now we can see 5 dollar gas.. and use up the oil under our shores faster... wow.. we have THREE WHOLE YEARS of in the Wolfcamp shale.

No worries Y'all.... unless you think your kids might live for say 60 years or so.. and wonder why the heck the US is completely dependent on foreign nations for its oil and gasoline.
 
Sorry but thats not how it works

I dont think trump will ban saudi oil

But if there were a shortage of supply in America producers would uncap the wells they have already dug and then dig new ones till the demand was met
Well duh, but in addition to that, there would be investments in alternative energy. We saw it during the unnecessary war in Iraq. T. Boone Pickens infamously tried to petition to get Congressional funding for wind farms on his Texas land. If the spike in oil prices continued it might have paid off for him too.
 
Well duh,



but in addition to that, there would be investments in alternative energy.

We saw it during the unnecessary war in Iraq. T. Boone Pickens infamously tried to petition to get Congressional funding for wind farms on his Texas land. If the spike in oil prices continued it might have paid off for him too.

Only if congress is willing to fund it which I dont see happening
 
"England". Lulz. Make sure you don't visit Londonistan or you might be subject to the Sharia laws they have out there.

What on earth did that have to do with anything I posted ? :roll:
 
So if Trump really tells the Sauds to stick it, will it mean much to the US economy?

Trump: We Are Banning Saudi Oil From America – InvestmentWatch

Considering the recent announcement of a huge oil deposit in Texas, probably not:

https://www.usgs.gov/news/usgs-estimates-20-billion-barrels-oil-texas-wolfcamp-shale-formation

Someone will have to explain how this will have any meaningful impact. Oil is a substantially fungible commodity traded on world markets, and SA only produces about 13% of world supplies, so it's unclear to me how this affects world supply and/or demand, and if not, then it won't have much impact beyond the symbolic. Instead of from SA, we buy more from, e.g., Russia. Someone buying from Russia now buys from SA.
 
Funny how a blog which claims to be pro-capitalism, pro-business, pro-market wants the govt to tell businesses who they can do business with.

Interesting how liberals cry about the US conducting business with Saudi Arabia because of their connection to terrorism, including 9/11, but then criticize a Republican when he wants to plug on that relationship.
 
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Interesting how liberals cry about the US conducting business with Saudi Arabia because of their connection to terrorism, including 9/11, but then criticize a Republican when he wants to plug on that relationship.

Liberals right now, are marching in the streets demanding that we increase our reliance on Saudi Arabian oil.
 
Liberals right now, are marching in the streets demanding that we increase our reliance on Saudi Arabian oil.

:shock: Gosh, that's interesting! Got any pictures of these marches?
 
Talk is cheap, and that's all this is.
 
Liberals right now, are marching in the streets demanding that we increase our reliance on Saudi Arabian oil.

Yep, since the Saudi's treat their women and gays so well. ;)

Never mind that - if Trump is for it then it must be protested.
 
Sweet! Get ready for $5/gallon gas.

Your buddy Obama said our energy would become more expensive. Looks like Trump wants to help him keep his promise. Why destroy that part of his legacy?
 
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